Garbage-can.



atented january 3, 1905'.

PATENT Trice.

NICHOLAS N. S. MATCOVITCH, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

GARBAGE-CAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 779,051, dated January3, 1905.

Application ned July 18, 1904. serai No. 217,035.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, NICHOLAS N. S. MA'rcovIToH, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State ofCalifornia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Garbage-Cans,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in receptacles for holding garbageor other refuse. Its object is to provide a receptacle and movablesupport therefor whereby the filled receptacle may be easily lifted to aconvenient height and made to dump its contents into the scavengerwagon.without any appreciable manual labor being necessary.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangements of parts,which will be more fully explained by reference to the accom panyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is an elevation, in partial section, of myapparatus, the dotted lines showing it in dumping position. Fig. 2 is avertical section of the garbage-receptacle. Fig. 3 is a front elevationwith portion of front broken away.

A represents my improved garbage can or receptacle, which may be made ofany suitable shape, size, or material. Preferably it is of metal andrectangular, with a hinged lid 2 on top and provided with upper andlower hinged doors 3 4 on one side in front. Doory 3 overlaps door 4,and the two may beheld securely closed by any suitable means, as-thehook 5 and staple 6.

The bottom y7 of the receptacle is inclined p rather steeply toward theopening of the doors 3 4. The door 3 is hinged at the top. The door 4 ishinged at the bottom and is adapted to swing downward beyond thehorizontal, so as to assume a position more nearly in continuation with4the incline of bottom 7. The downward movement of door 4 is limited bythe rearward projection 8 engaging the bottom of the can.

A false bottom or plate 9 may be provided and arranged to lie flat overthe entire bottom 7 when the doors 3 4 are closed and to slide forwardand downward by gravity to bridge the space between the bottom of thedoor and the edge of the can when the doors are open to assist in thequick and easy discharge of the receptacle.

As this receptacle is primarily designed as a mutual convenience to theoccupant of the premises on which the can is located and to the onewhose duty it is to remove the garbage, I have shown the receptacle asmounted on a vertically-adjustable support or platform 10, whereby thereceptacle will ordinarily be on the ground-level, so that stulil can beeasily thrown into it, but which can be lifted bodily by mechanicalmeans to a point above the sides of the scavenger wagon or cart to allowthe contents of the receptacle when doors 3 4 are opened to dumpautomatically. Any suitable means may be employed to effect thereciprocation of the platform. For convenience .of illustration I haveshown a hydraulic lift comprising a shaft 11, operating in ahuid-cylinder 12. The flow to and from the latter may be controlled by avalve operated by the stem 13, extending to a point convenient to thedriver of the vehicle.

With a can of this construction and mounted and located as shown in Fig.1 it is possible for the driver to approach close to the alley-fence,turn the valve by stem 18, lift the platform and can to the rightheight, and disengage the locking device 5, whereupon the entirecontents of the can discharge automatically into the wagon. No manuallifting of heavy loads is necessary on the part of the garbage-man, noneed for him to enter the yard, and as the can is not subject to anyrough handling it will last indefinitely. When the can has dumped itscontents, the plate 9 is pushed back either by taking hold of the handle14 and closing doors 3 4 or by pulling upon the grip 15, attached tocords 16, whichv latter limit the outward movement of the plate 9. Withthe plate 9 inside and the doors 3 4 closed the water is let out ofcylinder 12 and the can lowered to its normal position.

It is obvious that plate 9 could be dispensed with under somecircumstances, as automatic discharge by virtue of the inclined supportafforded by the bottom Zand the opened door 4 would follow. The plate isused, however,

Vnot only to prevent line ashes and the like from lodging at the bottomof the door, but

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to give a start to the whole incumbent mass, so that when the furtherprogress of the plate 9 is suddenly arrested by the straightening ofcords or chains 16 the momentum obtained by the contents will insure thecan being swept clean.

With a closed receptacle of this sort there is no likelihood of foulsmells around a place. Being mounted as it is and so easily handled,there is an incentive .to empty it oftener than if in its stead therewas a heavy can to be lifted by hand, carried to the wagon, and dumpedin the usual unsightly and unsanitary fashion.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of a garbage-receptacle having a discharge-opening, amember to support the incumbent mass and movable relative to thereceptacle and adapted to cover the joint between the receptacle andclosure, at one side, a closure for saidopening, and avertically-reciprocating support for the receptacle for the purposespecified.

2. A garbage-receptacle having an inclined bottom, an inclined membermovable thereover and adapted to support the incumbent mass andfacilitate the discharge movement thereof, said receptacle having adischargeopening through which said member is projected.

3. A garbage-receptacle having an inclined bottom, a false bottommovable relative thereto and supporting the incumbent mass, saidreceptacle having a discharge-opening at the side in the direction ofthe incline, and a closure for said opening comprising twooppositely-swinging hinged doiors.

4. A garbage-receptacle having an inclined bottom, a reciprocal falsebottom slidable thereover and adapted to support the incumbent mass saidreceptacle having a dischargeopening at the side in the direction of theincline; a closure for said opening including a door hinged at thebottom and arranged to open outward into a line approximately continuouswith the inclined bottom, means for limiting the outward movement ofsaid door and an upper door cooperating with said door to completelyclose the discharge-opening.

5. A garbage-receptacle having an inclined bottom and adischarge-opening at the side in the direction of the incline; a closurefor said opening including a door hinged at the bottom and arrangedy toopen outward into a line approximately continuous with the inclinedbottom, and a false bottom movable across the inclined bottom andadapted to be projected into the discharge-opening when the door isopened, said false bottom inclined approximately in conformity with theincline of the first-named bottom and means for limiting the outwardmovement of the false bottom.

7. A garbage-receptacle having an inclined bottom and adischarge-opening at the side in the direction of the incline; a closurefor said opening including a door hinged at the bottom and arranged toopen outward intoaline approximately continuous with the inclinedbottom, and a false bottom movable across the inclined bottom andadapted to be projected into the discharge-opening when the door isopened, said false bottom inclined ap'- proximately in conformity withthe incline of the first-named bottom and means for limiting the outwardmovement of the false. bottom, said false bottom comprising a platenormally resting on the false bottom.

8. A garbage-receptacle having an inclined bottom and adischarge-opening at the side in the direction of the incline; a closurefor said opening including a door hinged at the bottom and arranged toopen outward into a line approximately continuous with the inclinedbottom and a false bottom movable across the inclined bottom and adaptedto be projected into the discharge-opening when the door is opened, saidfalse bottom inclined approximately in conformity with the incline ofthe first-named bottom and means for limiting the outward movement ofthe plate.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

NICHOLAS N. S. MATCOVI'ICH.

Witnesses:

FRANK HERALD, JoHN GRILIoH.

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